nosey
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nos·ey
(nō′zē)adj.
Variant of nosy.
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nosey
(ˈnəʊzɪ)adj
a variant spelling of nosy
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nos•y
or nos•ey
(ˈnoʊ zi)adj. nos•i•er, nos•i•est.
unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying.
[1880–85]
nos′i•ly, adv.
nos′i•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | nosey - offensively curious or inquisitive; "curious about the neighbor's doings"; "he flipped through my letters in his nosy way"; "prying eyes"; "the snoopy neighbor watched us all day" curious - eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns); "a curious child is a teacher's delight"; "a trap door that made me curious"; "curious investigators"; "traffic was slowed by curious rubberneckers"; "curious about the neighbor's doings" |
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nosey
nosyadjective inquisitive, curious, intrusive, prying, eavesdropping, snooping (informal), busybody He whispered to avoid being overheard by their nosey neighbours.
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nosy
or noseyadjective
Informal. Unduly interested in the affairs of others:
Informal: snoopy.
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nosey
[ˈnəʊzɪ] ADJ (nosier (compar) (nosiest (superl))) → entrometidodon't be so nosey! → ¡no seas tan entrometido!
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